Charops_(mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Charops (Ancient Greek: Χάροψ, romanized: Khárops, from χαροπός, kharopós, "fierce, bright-eyed"[1]) may refer to:
- Charops, also called Charopus[2], king of Syme, father of Nireus[2] by the nymph Aglaia.[3] His son was the second most handsome Achaean warrior after Achilles.
- Charops, father of Oeagrus. He warned Dionysus of Lycurgus plotting against him, and was granted in reward with the knowledge of secret rites; the kingdom of Thrace was also handed over to him after the defeat of Lycurgus.[4]
- Charops, son of Hippasus and brother of Socus. He was a Lycian soldier who followed their leader, Sarpedon, to fight in the Trojan War. He was slain by the Greek hero Odysseus during the siege of Troy.[5]
- Charops, husband of Oia, the daughter of Cephalus and eponym of the deme Oia, Attica.[6]
- Charops, one of Actaeon's dogs.[7]
- Charops, a surname of Heracles, under which he had a statue near mount Laphystion on the spot where he was believed to have brought forth Cerberus from Hades.[8]
